Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Topic 2b: What you do - your studies

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  What are you studying?
  
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  Where are you studying?
  
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  Why did you choose this college / university?
  
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  What’s good about where you‘re studying?
  
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  What would you like to do after your studies?
  

Nouns

schoolwork branch of learning field of study discipline

lecturer theory

Verbs

revise comprehend succeed in become skilled in

Adjectives

hands-on (= practical) job-related theoretical reputable

highly regarded compulsory optional

Idioms

pass with flying colors (=pass with a high score)

I passed my entrance exam with flying colors.

sail through (= finish sth. easily and quickly)

I can usually sail through all my assessments.

to flunk (= to fail / perform badly)

I always seem to flunk my compulsory maths tests.

cross that bridge when sb. come to it (=deal with a problem when it arrives)

I’m not worried about that now – I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.